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Sword Art Online - 03

I guess at some
point, Kirito (Matsuoka
Yoshitsugu) doesn't really want to be alone. He's a solo player because
he's probably not good at dealing with people. I know the feeling. I don't now
how much more we'll see Kirito like this but other than his 'bad guy' image in
ep2, I guess that's the end of it…

'Bad guy' Kirito
isn't his true self so I guess that's why we see how nice Kirito really is in
this episode but at the same time, we also see him continue to hide his true
knowledge about the game from other people. First off, I was really surprise to
see Kirito join a guild. Although I guess that just proves that he's not
entirely into being alone. Also the effect of loosing the entire guild members
all at once made a huge impact to him. How much impact did it made? The
Christmas Event practically showed just how much he wanted to protect everyone.
It's not about being a beater or whatever. He probably just wants to have real
companions or whatever. Anyway, the reason he probably hid his real level (and
strength) was probably because he wanted to fit in with everyone. That's the
best reason I can think of… or is there a better explanation for it?

I know how it feels
adjusting to a new environment, getting used to people and such. Everyone
practically knows that. When Kirito joined the guild, it was probably a
difficult adjustment since everyone at the guild already knows (and personally
knows) each other. It's a difficult fit. I believe that he's not entirely
comfortable with them that he didn't even had the guts to at least stop them
from the dungeon exploration without their leader, Keita. After their death,
it's no surprise that he's blaming himself for everything since he was the only
one who survived. In fact, he was the only one strong enough to survive that
trap. As each members die in front of him ending with Sachi's (Hayami Saori) death,
he hated himself. The rumor about the rare item on the Christmas Event became
his hope of actually at least reviving Sachi to hear her thoughts about what
happened. Although he's not entirely attach to them, going back to being alone
is definitely difficult. But at the same time, joining another guild might also
be difficult for him because of the trauma. Whether Kirito decides to go emo
over what happen or move on and find another guild, partner or whatever would
be something I would definitely like to see. I'd like to see how Kirito will
develop as a character, a player and a
survivor of the game.

On a final note, I'm
really happy to see Klein (Hirata Hiroaki)
again in this episode. He now have his own guild with probably his friends from
real life. Their meet up at the Christmas Event showed that he'll probably do
anything for Kirito and I'm a bit disappointed that Kirito decided not to join
Klein's guild. Although it is understandable that Kirito didn't join them (for
now), I'm still hoping that he'll come to his senses and actually join Klein
and his friends.